The basic recipe is from here - and since I do like pears and cinnamon, I dared to add these two ingredients (2 half pears, 1/2 tbsp cinnamon) to the mix and also made sure to include some vanilla sugar. That's always right!

Dear friends, I have already hinted at it in this post: my holiday this year won't be a typical holiday. For about two weeks, I will work as a volunteer in Spain at a shelter for neglected horses. That's why I say 'Bye!' for now; see you soon!

There are brands of which I hardly own anything, and that haven't really crossed my path as of yet. But recently I've been to Karstadt (a big department store chain in Germany) and browsed around the shoe section. There were some really pretty pairs from ESPRIT and I decided for these (vegan!) sneakers. You can also find them in the online shop here, but only in the ankle-high version. I really like them!

I have my annual holiday since Thursday and I'm thoroughly enjoying it - two and a half weeks are simply amazing. If you now think back to the days of school and six weeks of summer holidays, it almost seems like madness, 6 weeks in a row! And then there is me, already getting really excited about a long bank holiday weekend!

Even though it is really nice to go out to have lunch or dinner: it is at least as nice to cook a big meal at home. This is exactly what Aidan and I did the other day to present to you a vegan autumn-is-just-around-the-corner menu! We start with the apple carrot soup - you can find the recipe here. Totally delicious, simple and also cheap to make.

Since there can never be too much pasta (at least in our book), we decided on a pasta dish as a main. But with a pesto that will sweep you off your feet. And roasted vegetables. I don't need more to be in my own personal heaven. Find the recipe that I used as inspiration here! We had this white wine for the first time and really liked it; it's from the fair trade product range of Lidl.

I get asked quite a bit whether eating vegan is more expensive, whether you have to eat more to be filled and all that. I don't think it's more expensive unless you insist on substituting: vegan cheese and yogurt is (still) way more expensive than the dairy version. However, this menu didn't cost us much since we got most of the ingredients at Lidl! A lot of the staff we bought was organic, which is something close to my heart.

Now looking at it, for some reason, this outfit looks totally cobbled together...but when I was wearing it it did feel good. Do you have this sometimes, too? I bought the bag during a trip to Englamd and I've been using it every day ever since - it goes with everything, great size, pleasant to wear. And it also reminds me of a great holiday! That's why I prefer to bring items of daily life as souvenirs from my holidays; every time I wear the shirt or use the ladle, this exact holiday springs to my mind!

I've already been to a wedding today and took photos there - I have known the bride for a long time (her cousin is one of my closest friends) and I felt honoured to be the photographer of the day! Tonight, I have two parties on my agenda. What are your plans for the rest of the weekend?